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fiestykakapo

Date

September 1, 2023 01:48 PM NZST

Description

Low intertidal, under rock

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What

Isopod Iridescent Virus (Invertebrate iridescent virus 31)

Observer

joshua_hunt

Date

February 4, 2023 08:46 PM NZDT

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What

Stewart Island Speargrass (Aciphylla traillii)

Observer

oaag1993

Date

August 2023

Description

Common on damp alpine tops.

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What

Ornate Night Octopus (Callistoctopus ornatus)

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susanprior

Date

August 23, 2023 06:58 AM +11

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Clown Doris (Ceratosoma amoenum)

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luca_dt

Date

August 1, 2023 11:32 AM NZST

Description

Haven't seen one of these for a while.
Also saw a few variable and gold-margined nudis. Lots of bushy bryozoans but no Janolids.

~5cm long
~3m subtidal

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What

Clapping Cicadas (Genus Amphipsalta)

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pita_gooora

Date

February 24, 2023 10:23 PM NZDT

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kenneth_r_wood

Date

March 20, 2002

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hmmmcl

Date

June 27, 2023 03:15 PM NZST

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emily_r

Date

June 17, 2023 07:24 PM NZST

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alan_rockefeller

Date

June 3, 2023 12:21 PM NZST

Description

A tiny patch of this tree is very fluorescent in 365 nanometer ultraviolet light. One meter off the ground.

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What

Golden-brown Jumping Spider (Trite auricoma)

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emily_r

Date

May 13, 2023 11:45 AM NZST

Description

Eating an ant

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What

Snapping Shrimps (Family Alpheidae)

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kelvinperrie

Date

January 24, 2022 07:21 PM NZDT

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What

Brooding Anemone (Handactis nutrix)

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mattruglys

Date

April 30, 2023 09:58 PM NZST

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What

Australasian Brown Sea Cucumber (Australostichopus mollis)

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mattruglys

Date

April 30, 2023 10:45 PM NZST

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jeanro

Date

April 30, 2023 07:19 PM NZST

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luca_dt

Date

April 30, 2023 07:02 PM NZST

Description

A few in one of the pools.

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Date

May 1, 2023 07:17 PM NZST

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What

New Zealand Peripatus (Peripatoides novaezealandiae)

Date

May 1, 2023 08:24 PM NZST

Description

x2

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What

Banded Kōkopu (Galaxias fasciatus)

Date

May 1, 2023 08:57 PM NZST

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luca_dt

Date

April 28, 2023 05:19 PM NZST

Description

One under the same rock which has had them previously. This rock always has the yellow sponges and the red hydroids that these feed on.

~0.6cm long
Shallow subtidal

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Date

May 1, 2023 08:20 PM NZST

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What

Northern Koura (Paranephrops planifrons)

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leonperrie

Date

May 1, 2023 05:49 PM NZST

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leonperrie

Date

April 28, 2023 02:36 PM NZST

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schneehagen

Date

April 28, 2023 11:44 PM NZST

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siobhanleachman

Date

April 30, 2023 10:58 AM NZST

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Date

April 29, 2023 02:51 PM NZST

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What

Puapua-a-Autahi (Aseroe rubra)

Observer

katecampbell

Date

April 29, 2023 11:28 AM NZST

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What

Puapua-a-Autahi (Aseroe rubra)

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clairebullock

Date

April 30, 2023 12:37 PM NZST

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What

Rāwaru (New Zealand Blue Cod) (Parapercis colias)

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mattruglys

Date

April 30, 2023 10:16 PM NZST

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What

Mauve Stinger (Pelagia noctiluca)

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mattruglys

Date

April 30, 2023 10:56 PM NZST

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What

Leafcurling Sac Spiders (Genus Clubiona)

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jeanro

Date

April 28, 2023 09:53 PM NZST

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bugshroom

Date

May 1, 2023 01:55 PM NZST

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What

Bleeding Bonnet (Mycena sanguinolenta)

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ellenwgtn

Date

April 28, 2023 11:08 AM NZST

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What

Icicle Spine (Mucronella pendula)

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naturewatchwidow

Date

April 28, 2023 07:09 PM NZST

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What

Icicle Spine (Mucronella pendula)

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gneissnz

Date

April 29, 2023 04:17 PM NZST

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leonperrie

Date

April 28, 2023 02:06 PM NZST

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leonperrie

Date

April 28, 2023 11:12 AM NZST

Description

?

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What

Fig Rust (Cerotelium fici)

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carolwest

Date

April 28, 2023 12:58 PM NZST

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naturewatchwidow

Date

April 30, 2023 12:40 PM NZST

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What

Lilac Coral Fungus (Ramariopsis pulchella)

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bridget_h

Date

April 29, 2023 03:31 PM NZST

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What

Lyall's Spleenwort (Asplenium lyallii)

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benjansss

Date

April 28, 2023 01:59 PM NZST

Description

One large adult, a few small adults and several “seedlings” A. hookerianum, A. gracillimum, A. bulbiferum A. polyodon, A. oblongifolium, A. flaccidum and A. appendiculatum all nearby

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What

New Zealand Slender Clingfish (Gastrocyathus gracilis)

Observer

naturewatchwidow

Date

April 29, 2023 03:18 PM NZST

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What

Werewere-Kokako (Entoloma hochstetteri)

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gg___6

Date

April 28, 2023 12:39 PM NZST

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schneehagen

Date

April 28, 2023 10:30 PM NZST

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What

Orange Inanga Looper (Epiphryne charidema ssp. autocharis)

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naturewatchwidow

Date

April 28, 2023 06:20 PM NZST

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What

Bigbelly Seahorse (Hippocampus abdominalis)

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britt_fb

Date

March 25, 2023 11:24 AM NZDT

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What

Hairy Bird's-Foot-Trefoil (Lotus subbiflorus)

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naturewatchwidow

Date

January 23, 2023 04:18 PM NZDT

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What

Dark Coprosma Carpet (Austrocidaria similata)

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nessferatu

Date

December 2022

Description

This

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stephen_thorpe

Date

October 31, 2022 10:13 PM NZDT

Description

18A Revel Ave, Mount Roskill, Auckland. At light.

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commoncopper

Date

October 30, 2022 04:20 PM NZDT

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What

Ground Wētā (Genus Hemiandrus)

Date

October 26, 2022 09:13 PM NZDT

Description

Ground weta preying upon a porina moth

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brucedc

Date

July 3, 2022 12:40 PM NZST

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joedillon

Date

August 7, 2022 11:53 AM NZST

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invertebratist

Date

July 17, 2022 03:29 PM NZST

Description

Low intertidal, on Caulerpa geminata on reef.
Body length approx. 3 cm when extended.
I gently released the slug after photography.
Rockpooling with @fiestykakapo and @predomalpha

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What

Norfolk Tree Fern (Sphaeropteris excelsa)

Observer

barbaraparris

Date

June 4, 2022 06:34 PM NZST

Description

= Cyathea brownii. Self-sown, growing at base of Livistona australis.

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luca_dt

Date

June 27, 2022 11:44 AM NZST

Description

Beautiful one.
Under a rock.
It's about time this genus gets sorted out aye?

~3cm long
~1m subtidal

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What

Helms's Stag Beetle (Geodorcus helmsi)

Date

May 5, 2022 03:21 PM NZST

Description

Large adult male found dead next to tarn.

It was really huge!

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What

Spaniard Grass (Genus Aciphylla)

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kate_mcalpine

Date

April 30, 2022 11:38 AM NZST

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luca_dt

Date

May 2, 2022 01:54 PM NZST

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jeanro

Date

April 30, 2022 12:12 AM NZST

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carolwest

Date

May 2, 2022 02:57 PM NZST

Description

?pathogen? On Crepis

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leonperrie

Date

May 2, 2022 11:27 AM NZST

Description

Brown or red?

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What

Lanternfishes (Family Myctophidae)

Observer

luca_dt

Date

May 2, 2022 01:16 PM NZST

Description

Whos larvae?

~1cm long

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Date

April 29, 2022 08:30 PM NZST

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dougalt

Date

April 30, 2022 09:56 AM NZST

Description

About 2 cm long

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What

Wellington Nudibranch (Doris wellingtonensis)

Observer

jeanro

Date

April 30, 2022 12:30 AM NZST

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What

Hypericum Rust (Melampsora hypericorum)

Observer

naturewatchwidow

Date

May 1, 2022 01:55 PM NZST

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Observer

naturewatchwidow

Date

May 1, 2022 06:54 PM NZST

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What

Earthstars (Genus Geastrum)

Observer

deborahmcdonald

Date

April 30, 2022 11:49 AM NZST

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naturewatchwidow

Date

April 30, 2022 04:57 PM NZST

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dr_dj_king

Date

April 30, 2022 02:34 PM NZST

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What

New Zealand Arrow Squid (Nototodarus sloanii)

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finnoc

Date

April 29, 2022 04:09 PM NZST

Description

Found deceased on the shore of the bridge spit, Tiwai Estuary, Invercargill.

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What

Golden Spaniard (Aciphylla aurea)

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chrise

Date

December 11, 2018 11:19 AM NZDT

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What

Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas)

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rachykins

Date

April 2022

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rhondabillington

Date

March 10, 2022 12:08 PM NZDT

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jeantompkins

Date

February 2022

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What

Ross Lily (Bulbinella rossii)

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rubecula

Date

December 2021

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What

Cascade Gecko (Mokopirirakau cascades)

Observer

possumsend

Date

December 2021

Description

Herpetological survey with Mr Knox. 5 individuals shown. Alpine rock systems.

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What

Elephant Weevil (Rhynchodes ursus)

Observer

jacobl

Date

October 2, 2021 09:38 PM NZDT

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coldbanana

Date

June 17, 2021 08:14 AM NZST

Description

Edit: Added some close up photos - Taken the next day so fungi a bit more faded and a darker colour than first photos.

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What

Forest Gecko (Mokopirirakau granulatus)

Observer

cameron_ryan

Date

February 2019

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What

Common Bog-Rush (Schoenus apogon)

Observer

stephen_thorpe

Date

October 19, 2018

Description

Craigavon Park. Growing extensively in patches on the regularly mowed open grassy areas.

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What

Common Bog-Rush (Schoenus apogon)

Observer

stephen_thorpe

Date

October 4, 2019

Description

Reserve adjacent to 2 Connaught St. Growing extensively in the lawn.

Tags

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What

New Zealand Peripatus (Peripatoides novaezealandiae)

Observer

schneehagen

Date

May 2021

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What

North Island Kākā (Nestor meridionalis ssp. septentrionalis)

Observer

jeanro

Date

May 1, 2021 04:56 PM +11

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What

Speckled Rock Anemone (Oulactis muscosa)

Observer

shaun_thompson

Date

May 2, 2021 12:07 PM NZST

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shaun_thompson

Date

May 2, 2021 12:26 PM NZST

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kate_mcalpine

Date

April 27, 2021 10:19 AM NZST

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What

Pacific Reef Heron (Egretta sacra ssp. sacra)

Observer

rempson

Date

April 30, 2021 09:40 AM NZST

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What

New Zealand Common Cushion Star (Patiriella regularis)

Observer

tony_wills

Date

May 2, 2021 12:53 PM NZST

Description

still frames from video

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jeanro

Date

May 1, 2021 10:42 PM +11

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What

April Green Cicada (Kikihia ochrina)

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wild_wind

Date

May 1, 2021

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What

Banded Kōkopu (Galaxias fasciatus)

Observer

jeanro

Date

May 1, 2021 10:32 PM +11

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What

New Zealand Longfin Eel (Anguilla dieffenbachii)

Observer

jeanro

Date

May 2021

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What

Ruru (Morepork) (Ninox novaeseelandiae ssp. novaeseelandiae)

Observer

rempson

Date

May 3, 2021 12:32 PM NZST

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What

Neptune's Necklace (Hormosira banksii)

Observer

wild_wind

Date

May 3, 2021

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What

Bigbelly Seahorse (Hippocampus abdominalis)

Observer

shaun_thompson

Date

May 2, 2021 09:24 AM NZST

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What

Giraffe Weevil (Lasiorhynchus barbicornis)

Observer

siobhanleachman

Date

May 2, 2021 11:15 AM NZST

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What

House Spiders (Genus Badumna)

Observer

laura-nz

Date

April 30, 2021 12:02 AM NZST

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What

White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)

Observer

ronkolath

Date

March 18, 2021 02:16 PM +13